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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 28, 
VALUE OF SUMMER BOARDER AS A 
FORM OF LIVE STOCK. 
If country people were awake to their 
opportunities, there would be more bi¬ 
peds and fewer quadrupeds fed from 
the farm. A cow will net you about $42, 
if you do not take into account her 
depreciation, or the interest on your 
plant. If the cow depreciates $7 a 
year, this will leave $35. Take from 
this whatever you think the interest on 
your investment is, charge Mrs. Cow 
with her share, and, if you add anything 
for repairs and incidentals, you will 
probably have left $30.' You thus clear, 
during the year, about 57 cents a week, 
if you have good cows, and the prices 
were as high as they were this year. 
Now take the Summer boarder. You 
charge this personage $7 a week. I take 
these figures, because that is what was 
received by a family in the neighborhood 
which entertained a city family of three, 
and who received, therefor, $21 a week. 
These people had an old-fashioned, 
country house, with no furnace, and no 
water works. With provisions at their 
present high prices, there should be no 
trouble to secure city boarders at the 
above price, and without much expense, 
it should be possible to make it so agree¬ 
able for them that they would return, 
or infor;n friends, so that one could al¬ 
ways have a house full. What would 
this cost, and what would have to be 
done? A garden should be started early. 
Hotbeds should be used, so that vege¬ 
tables can be secured fresh from the 
garden at the earliest possible moment. 
■There should he strawberries, and all 
kinds of small fruit. It would be well 
to prepare a small asparagus bed, and 
also to raise pieplant, horseradish, celery 
and every fruit and vegetable which 
lends itself to the climate where you 
live. Spare no pains or necessary ex¬ 
pense here. You are going to dispose 
of j'our wares direct. No middleman, 
no railroad, or long haul with a team, 
is interposed to keep you from getting 
your full dollar, instead of the proverbial 
farmer’s 35 cents. If it pays a market 
gardener to perform his endless toil; 
if it pays him to arise at two in the 
morning to prepare his vegetables and 
fruits; to spend his time, and the time 
of his team, not to speak of feeding all 
three; arid the wear and tear on all; 
if he gains enough from the sale of his 
vegetables and fruits after all this to be 
profitable, what may you not make when 
your consumer is within your doors? 
We assume that there are plenty of 
chickens, and plenty of eggs, and that a 
separator is at hand, that we may feed 
our boarder cream. Do not flinch at 
this. That cream alone will prove a 
great drawing card. ' What! Board in 
the country and not have plenty of 
cream? That would be Hamlet, with 
the Hamlet left out. Get the best of 
’coffee and learn how to make it perfect¬ 
ly. This is an important point. And 
you must put away plenty of ice in 
the Winter, for you will want ice cream, 
on those hot Summer evenings. The 
chief outgo, it will be seen from the 
above, is yet to come. We do not have 
to pay out money directly, for what our 
farm yields, but do have to buy meat. 
A little management will curtail this 
expense considerably. People come to 
the country, not for a cheap imitation 
of city life, but for genuine country 
fare. It is possible, in the city, to get 
excellent fresh meat, and it is difficult 
to procure the same in the country. Do 
not disappoint your guests too often will? 
tough steak, and stringy roasts, but use 
chickens in every form, and do not de¬ 
spise pork, rolled in flour, and delicately 
browned, to serve with that most de¬ 
lirious dish, cream gravy. A really good 
cook .can, with the above viands, con¬ 
coct meals which will be dreamed about 
and longed for, when the city dweller 
returns to his boarding-house fare. 
Now, about the house, and the enter¬ 
tainment of the guest. Above all things, 
keep your house as countrified and old- 
fashioned as you can. You cannot 
imagine the delight a city-worn person 
takes in just the sight of a dainty low- 
ceilinged bedroom, with a delicate rose¬ 
bud paper on the wall, sheer simple 
curtains at the windows, and a matting, 
with a rag rug or two on the floor. 
Or a pretty rag carpet is all right, but 
not a lurid, striped one, with warp of 
different colors barring off the stripes. 
A plain hit-and-miss, with one color of 
warp, is restful. It is a good idea to 
have your rag rugs of blue and white, 
or green and white, or any color which 
predominates in the room. Be sure to 
have a flower garden, and when your 
guest arrives, do not fail to have "flowers 
in the room, And do not have si 
mixed bouquet, but have a generous sup¬ 
ply of one kind. Pansies, a great bowl 
of sweet peas, or nasturtiums, what you 
will, but have it generous, and have it 
fresh. As for the rest, furnish clean 
towels every day. Have the house kept 
as quiet as possible. Subscribe for a 
number of good magazines. They do 
not cost much ; and this should not be 
charged to the account of the city board¬ 
er. You ought to have them. Do not 
begin by waiting too much upon these 
people. Have it understood that you 
furnish three meals a day, and care for 
their room (which should be promptly 
done, and with the greatest care), but 
tliat otherwise, you cannot give them 
much attention. At the same time, be 
watchful of their comfort, and try to 
make them feel that you want them to 
be really happy; and if you have oc¬ 
casion to drive, try and take some one 
of them with you. 
Now to return to the comparison be¬ 
tween the two-footed and the iour- 
footed investment. Your city boarder 
does not depreciate on your hands, so 
there is one item of expense removed. 
We have seen that our four-footed guest 
nets us 57- cents a week. Supposing 
you have five boarders at $7 a week, 
taking in $35 a week. If you have five 
cows, you net $2.85 from the five. If 
you should net only that amount from 
your Summer boarders, then it will have 
cost you $32.15 to entertain them. And 
how much of that has it cost? In actual 
money, not very much. In work, good 
management, in forethought, and inces¬ 
sant care, for every detail, much. But 
just think of it. Ten weeks of this will 
put into your hands $350 minus the 
amount the necessary groceries have 
cost you; and that need not be much, 
if you know how to utilize what you 
have. And the season is only 10 weeks, 
instead of 52. The profits in the way 
of money seem to be in favo.r of the 
city boarder, do they not? But I am 
not finished. As valuable to you, if 
you only know it, is the sojourn of the 
city boarder in your home, as is the 
country rest to that individual. The 
atmosphere of culture; and that inde¬ 
finable “savoir faire” which makes the 
city man or woman, is something we 
sadly miss when we find ourselves 
among them in their homes. Especially 
is this true of the young, who, never 
having been far away from their coun¬ 
try homes, feel ill at ease, when trans¬ 
ported to a social atmosphere where all 
those little matters of etiquette are as 
second nature. Therefore, it may be 
made a source of reaj benefit to all the 
family in the country, this association 
with the city cousin, and such inter¬ 
changes of ideas and viewpoints of life 
cannot fail to benefit both. So, to sum 
up, we find that the city boarder, as an 
investment, compares favorably with 
our other farm investments, and has 
many points in his favor besides, not 
the least of which is the fact that in 
order to entertain him, we create aboi.it 
us those conditions in the home, and in 
the home gardens, which we ought to 
have had all the time. If we only took 
boarders from the city for one Summer, 
and lost money on them, we should have 
gained immeasurably if we fulfilled all 
the conditions here demanded. And not 
one of them but ought to obtain in 
every farm home. e. e. d£ graff. 
The 
Has nev¬ 
er been 
beaten in 
trials. 
We can 
f u r n ish 
testimo¬ 
nials, on 
req nest, 
from all pan 
of the countr.v. 
Write for cat¬ 
alog, prices, &c. 
This Ma¬ 
chine is 
not a new 
tiling, but 
h a s been 
thoroughly tested in all 
kinds of soil, ami under all 
conditions, and pronounced 
—as its name implies—the (loss OF 
ALL I> I <; G I K K, and to-day is in use 
by the best potato raisers in the coun¬ 
try. It weighs about 500 pounds, and 
is easily handled by TWO HOUSES. 
It is so adjusted that the operator can 
dig every row and deliver them on one 
side of the field, making them easy to pick up. It 
will dig an uneven surface, and on side hill as well 
as on the level, making a complete separation of the 
tubers from the soil and the weeds. It is made 
strong, durable,will do good work on stony ground. 
E. R. ALLEN FOUNDRY CO., Corning, N. Y. 
“BOSS” POTATO 
REXTRACT— REXTRACT 
The preparation that has successfully controlled Orange and Grape Thrips in California. Manu 
factured only by THE REX COMPANIES and is backed by their reputation for goods of quality 
A combination of Rfjr UME j/vo SULPHUR SOLUTION 
and Black Leaf Tobacco Extract, the result of three years’ experimental work. 
Sure Destruction to Thrips, Aphides and Pear Psylla. 
wri “ THE REX COMPANY, P. 0. Box 712, Rochester, New York 
The FARRELL HOIST 
npHIS Hoist is something new, and is designed 
to meet the needs of farmers and others who 
have Giis or Steam Power, and is of especial 
interest to the farmer, for his use in 
UNLOADING IIAY and GRAIN, 
and in filling his ice house and storing feed, &c. 
This hoist is composed of two drums, a larger and 
smaller, a driving pulley, one friction pulley 
and one lever. The drums may be operated 
together or independently of each other. The 
speed of the drums is controlled by the lever. 
The combination of movement and the 
accompli 
the 
by 
. lished. makes 
this the simplest and 
easiest Hoist to operate 
now on tlie market. 
For further particu¬ 
lars address 
JOHN FARRELL, 
Newton, Sussex Co., N. J. 
MANUFACTURER 
PALMER 
QUICK 
HOIST 
Horses arc busy 
in haying time. 
Bell your gasoline 
engine l o a 
Palmer Quick 
Hoist and unload your hay. Can be used for hoisting 
ice or anything where a hoister is used; built both single 
and double drum. Price 835. If you have no gaso¬ 
line engine, we can sell you a Palmer Self-oiling 5-6 
H. P. engine for $125. Send for catalogue. 
PALMER BROS., Coscob, Conn, 
Cheap as Wood. 
We manufacture Lawn and Farm Fence. Selldirect 
shippingtouscrsoniy.atmanufacturers' prices. No 
agents. Ou rcatalog is Free. Write for it today. 
UP-TO-DATE MFG. CO. 936 10th St., Terre Haute. Ind. 
A Reliable Water Supply System 
Have “running water when and where 
you want It.” Pumped from stream, pond 
orspring. Noexpense for powerjno trouble; 
no repairs. Install It yourself, or wo will 
install for you a 
FOSTER HIGH-DUTY RAM 
au<l guarantee to put it in to your en- 
tiro BatiBfactlon, for » fixed Burn, 
agreed upon in advance. No trouble 
"or cxpenBe to maintain. Write ub. 
Power Specialty Company 
111 Broadway, New York ^ 
Running Water on the Farm in any quantity, 
without pumping expense, with an automatic 
RIFE RAM 
Cheapest and most efficient 
water sup ply for country 
place, irrigation, farms, etc. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Booklet, plans, estimates free. 
Rife Engine Co. 2429 Trinity Bldg.. N.Y. 
CIDER PRESSES 
The Original Mt. Gilead Hydraulic 
produces more cider from less 
apples than any other and is a 
IUU MONEY MAKER. Sizes 
10 to 400 barrels daily. Also 
cider evaporators, apple- 
butter cookers, vinegar 
generators, etc. 
CATALOGUE FREE. 
THE HYDRAULIC PRESS MFG. CO 
1X7 Lincoln Ave., Mt. Gilead, Ohio,_ 
Or Room 119 L 39 Cortlandt Street. New York, N. Y. 
C'MtlM Machinery 
1 urn tout surplus iruitiiito 
money. You can make 
handsome promts from the 
sale of cider, vinegur or 
fruit juices. Write for 
catalog of outfits. 
THE BOOMER 5 BOSCHEST 
PRESS CO., 312 Water St., 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
Hydraulic 
Cider Presses 
y All sizes. We have had 33 
years’ experience and 
can save you money. 
Also Steam and Gaso- 
k lino Engines, Boilers, 
_Sawmills, etc. 
Catalogue 
Free 
rhomas-Albright Co., NEW YORK. N.Y, 
UNCLE SAM’S 
REQUEST 
For name and number 
on Rural Delivery Mail 
Iiox. On receipt of 2“» 
cents I will mail loatiy 
address in U. s your 
name and number in 
2-inch block letters on 
buckskin Rtenci) card, will last a lifetime. You can use it 
on grain sacks and many other places. 
Order now and make your mall box look good. Addreis 
all orders to 
I. G. HUSTON, Cary, Ohio 
Be sure ajul write your mime and number plain 
when ordering. 
BACTERIA FOR SALE 
Inoculated Soil for Alfalfa Seedinos—50 Cents per 100 lbs. 
400 to GOO lbs. per acre required. Sow seed in 
July and August. R. H. WHITCOMB, Amherst, Mass. 
INOCULATED ALFALFA SOIL 
75c. per hundred pounds. S10.00 per ton. F.O.B. Cars. 
Send for free booklet “ How to Grow Alfalfa.” 
I>K. H. SOMERVILLE, 
Chest Springs Cambria Co., Pa. 
450,000 Stone Tomato 
Cabbage Plants 
EXKHUIZEN'S GLORY (the world’s host cab¬ 
bage), grown from extra selected seed, my own 
importation,direct from introducers in Holland, of 
this truly wonderful cabbage, l.OOO, $1.50; 
5,, OO, $0.00. All Head Early, Early Summer, 
Succession, Winningstadt, Suiehead, Late Flat 
Butch, Drumhead. Perfection Drumhead Savoy, 
Red Rock, Danish Ball Head 1,000, $1; 5,000,$4; 
lO.OOO, $7.50. Catalog—Seeds,Bulbs, Plants, free. 
J. AUG. DRAKE, SEEDSMAN 
100 Main Street, Chester, N. J. 
E xtra fine large cabbage and tomato plants si.so 
PER 1000. Liberal count. Millions of vegetable 
plants, all kinds and varieties; also flowering and 
decorating plants in abundance. Write for prices. 
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Washington, New Jersey. 
FflR Q A I C— Charleston Wakefield, Early Sum- 
rUIl 0HLL mer Cabbage, Earliana. Jewel, 
June Pink, Stono, Beauty and Globe Tomatoes, 1000, 
$0.00. Hothouse grown, transplanted into flats, 
frame hardened. Fine stock. Knocked out, packed 
securely, safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 
F. E. l’UCKHAM, Norwich, Conn. 
SWEET POTATO PLANTS 
500,000 Jersey Yellow sprouts grown from selected 
seed. $1.50 per thousand. 
JOHN CASAZZA, Vineland, N. J. 
PLANTS, ready 
May 20th, a n d 
throughout June. 750,000 Sweet Potato plants, 
ready May 5th. Pepper, Celery and Cabbage plants 
in their season. Send for price list to-day, 
CALEB BOGGS & SON, Cheswold, Dei. 
V EGETABLE 1*1. A NTS —Cabbage Plants, $1 per 1,000. 
Tomatoes, Sweet Potatoes. Peppers smi KRRpliuits, )2 per 
1,000. Cauliflower, $2.50 per 1,000. J. C. SCHMIDT, ltnstol, Pa. 
ONE QUART OF STRAWBERRIES 
KEVITT'S SYSTEM. Send for my Mid-Summer 
Catalogue. T. C. KEVITT, Atbcnlii, N. J. 
Cireuihorru Dlonfe—$ 225 thousand. Senator Dunlap. 
oTIdWucliy ildlllb Michel’s Early, Brandy wine, Bu- 
baeh, Sample Gandy. Asparagus roots, Palmetto, two yrs. 
old, $2.110 thousand. llAltKY L. SQUIRES, Good Ground, A. Y, 
Cfrauihorru Dlantc Reliable money-making vari- 
OllunUGlIJ lldlllo eties only $9.50 per 1000. New 
1910 illus. catalog Free. S. A. Virdin, Hnrtly, Del. 
Cherry Trees, S7 per 100; Applqs, Pears,Peaches,Plums 
and Quinces at wholesale prices. Gov't inspected 
stock. Send for our free catalog on Fruits & Orna¬ 
mentals. Ontario Nursery Co., Box21, Geneva, N.V, 
F OR SALE— 900,000 Sweet Potato Plants anil Tomato 
Plants; Asparagus Roots. Send for price list, 
free. MICHAEL N. BORGO, Vineland, N. J. 
DCCItrEDIMP Its pleasures and profits, is the 
DCCAkCrinU theme Of that excellent and hand¬ 
somely illustrated magazine, GLEANINGS I N BEE 
Cl' 1/iTltE. We send it for six months on trial for 
twenty-five cents, and also send free a 64-pagre book 
on bees and our bee supply catalog to all who name this 
paper. THE A. 1. BOOT CO., Box 65, Medina, Ohio. 
JAPANESE MILLET_Rocle!i,ic<1See<1 ' $ - 25 a - n - 
R. TEMPLETON & SON, 
Ulster, Pa. 
CABBAGE PLANTS-,!*?,!;1ft 
Plants; catalog free. Glick’s Seed Farms, Lancaster, Pa. 
MONTIIOSS METAL SHINGLES 
_ Offer SURE protection against Fire, 
'.JitliaMiiijl Lightning, and Storms. Ornamental, Inex- 
-f • — a pensive. Catalog. Moutrou Co., Camden, N. J, 
MANUFACTURERS OF ALL 
KINDS OF 
FRUIT BASKETS 
and CRATES 
Write for Catalog and Price List 
WEBSTER BASKET CO., 
Box 14, Webster, Monroe Co., New York. 
